Originally published: . Volume 5, No. 9. Source pages: 6.
Political Actions Committees. PACs. For one million dollars, some say, you can pass any law you want. Here is a look at five of the PACs in the community, and how much money they took in from their contributors, over three specific years. There are a few missing data points. All contributions to PACs, as well as payments out, are filed in monthly public reports with the State Ethics Board. Not included are fees paid to lobbyists or other political contributions that go through professional associations.
LA Psychological Association PAC
2011 $00.00
2012 20,715
2013 1,410
Louisiana Political Action for Candidate Election (Social Work)
2011 $1,904
2012 1,769
2013 1,465
Licensed Professional Counselors PAC
2011 $2,908
2012 4,930
2013 4,402
LA State Medical PAC
2011 $119,609
2012 96,805
2013 68,699
LA Academy of Medical Psychologists PAC
2011 $112,847
2012 151,559
2013 60,365
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